Hat-gage



I. SHRIER.

(No Model.)

.HAT GAGE.

,291. Patented July 5, 1892.

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ISAAC SHRIER, OF WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

HAT-GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,291, dated July 5,1892.

Application filed October 23, 1891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC SHRIER, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVilmington, in the county of New Hanover and State of NorthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Hat-Gage, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to apparel, and especially to hats, caps, andother head-wear; and the object of thesameistoprovidean improved gagewhereby the hat or other device maybe made to more accurately lit thehead.

To this end the invent-ion consists in the device hereinafter more fullydescribed and claimed, and as illustrated, together with its uses, onthe accompanying sheetof drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of this attachment or gage. Fig. 2 is a section through a hat withthe gage in place.

Referring to the said drawings, the letter.

G designates the gage, which may be of felt, paper, papier-mach, fabric,or other suitable flexible material, even light sheet metal, if desired.The gage is made in the shape of a ring or band, as shown in Fig. 1. Oneedge of the gage, which is to stand at the lower side, is reduced ormade thinner, as at R, by beveling the lower edge of the gage equallyfrom the two sides thereof. stamped or provided with a numbersuch as 7in Fig. 1-indicating that this gage is exactly of a size to fit in a No.7 hat, and it it is desired that the ends of a gage made in strip shapeshall exactly touch or meet this form of gage is also provided with theproper number. The reduced edge R of thegage may be supplied withmucilage or other adhesive material, and by simply moistening or wettingthe same the gage will stick firmly in the hat after being properlyapplied thereto.

When the ring-gage is applied to the hat, it is slightly smaller at thetop or of the shape of a hollow truncated cone, to thereby con- Eachring is- Serial No. 409,600. (No model.)

form to the shape of the wearers head and prevent entrance of the headwithin the hat beyond a certain limit. This feature is especially of advantage when employed in connection with straw hats to prevent the topof the head from pressing against the crown of the hat, and therebyproduce an unsightly bulge or projection.

A further advantage of the lower reduced edge R of the gage prevents theundesirable bulging out of the sweat-band at its lower edge, where thesaid gage is secured to the hat-body or turned over. I

The gage is preferably of pliantyet moderatel y stiff material, light inweight, and which may be of a water-proof nature.

In addition to marking the gages with the number of the size of the hatto which they are applicable, they may bemarked so as to indicate theinterior size of said hat after the ring or gage is inserted.

\Vhat is claimed as new is 1. The herein-described gage forhats,consisting of a strip or web of material in the form of a ring offrusto-conical shape with the widest portion thereof at the base, thelowermost edge forming said base being beveled or reducedin thicknessfrom opposite sides to prevent bulging of the sweat-band at the lowerportion thereof, as set forth.

2. The herein-described gage for hats, consisting ofa ring or circularband of material of frusto-conical shapehaving its lower edge or basebeveled from opposite sides to reduce the same, and mucilage or otheradhesive material applied thereto for the purpose of securing the gagein position behind the sweat-band, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ISAAC SHRIER.

Witnesses:

B. F. LEE, E. V. RICHARDS.

